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Galen : writings on health : Thrasybulus and Health (De sanitate tuenda)
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Title
Galen : writings on health : Thrasybulus and Health (De sanitate tuenda) / translated with introduction and notes by P.N. Singer.
ISBN
9781009159524
9781009159517
Publication
Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2023.
Physical Description
1 online resource (xxv, 510 pages) : illustrations (black and white), digital, PDF file(s).
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Also issued in print: 2023.
English text, partially translated from the Ancient Greek.
Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed on February 28, 2023).
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Summary
Galen's 'Health' was the most important work on daily exercise, diet and health regimes in antiquity, with a huge later influence. This book presents a new, scholarly translation giving access to this work, with a substantial introduction and annotations that bring the ancient context and related debates to life.
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Cambridge core frontlist 2023.
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Print version :
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Books / Online
Language
English
Added to Catalog
March 31, 2023
Series
Cambridge Galen translations
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Audience
Specialized.
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